A well-fitted blazer is essential to achieve a polished look. It should be tailored to your body, ensuring that it follows your natural lines without being too tight or too loose. The shoulders should sit comfortably on the shoulder point and the sleeves should be just long enough to show a bit of your shirt cuff.

The decision to build the Blazer in Mexico was made three or four years ago, said Cain, because U.S. plants were "oversubscribed with vehicles" at the time. "The capacity in the Mexico plant opened up because we moved production of the Cadillac SRX SUV to Spring Hill, Tenn.